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At Summit State Bank, we choose our board members carefully and seek individuals who bring integrity, honesty, financial responsibility, engagement, business acumen and who are active in our community. Given the dynamics of community banking, continuing education, participation with industry trade groups and regulatory seminars are an integral part of ensuring a competent and knowledgeable board. We believe that the make-up and diversity of experience, education, views and opinions is a powerful component of what makes a community bank effective and successful.
Josh C. Cox, Jr
Chairman of the Board, Banking Consultant, Josh Cox & Associates
Principal and owner of Josh Cox & Associates, a consulting firm focused on bank management and profitability enhancement. Chief Executive Officer and Director of numerous financial institutions since 1972. Senior Vice President of Summit State Bank from April 2006 to May 2007. The Board’s primary reasons for determining that he should serve as a Director is his knowledge of bank administration and lending.
Dawn Ross
Vice Chairman of the Board and Former Managing Partner at Carle, Mackie, Power & Ross LLP
From 1998 to 2022, Ms. Ross was a Founding Partner with the Santa Rosa law firm of Carle, Mackie, Power & Ross LLP where she served as the Managing Partner, leading the employment group and commercial litigation team. Ms. Ross served as counsel to some of Sonoma County’s leading wineries, as well as clients in the public and private sectors. Active in the Sonoma County community, having served on the board of the Volunteer Center and the California Parenting Institute. Past President of the Sonoma County Bar Association, Sonoma County Women and Sonoma County Young Lawyers’ Association. The Board’s primary reasons for determining that she should serve as a Director are her vast knowledge of the Sonoma County community, leadership experience and legal background. Since her retirement in 2022, Ms. Ross has been active in the community, including acting as a CASA volunteer.
Jeffery B. Allen
President and Founder, Allen Land Design
Founder and president of Allen Land Design, a design-build landscape development company serving the greater Bay Area since 1980. Founder of Muchas Grasses, a business that evolved into the largest resource of decorative grasses in California, which included importing 20,000 Spanish, Greek and Italian olive tree varietals to Sonoma County. In 2004, co-founded American Biodiesel/Community Fuels, which operates as a bio-fuel refinery in Stockton, California- a company utilizing a propriety production process that ensures fuel diversity and job creation. The Board’s primary reasons for determining that he should serve as a Director are his vast knowledge of the Sonoma County community and sound knowledge of the business community.
Todd R. Fry
Chief Accounting Officer,Installed Building Products, Inc.
Chief Accounting Officer of Installed Building Products, Inc., a building products supplier and installer company, since 2014. Formerly the Chief Financial Officer of Champion Industries, Inc., a commercial printing, office supply and retail office furniture company, since 1999. The Board’s primary reasons for determining that he should serve as a Director is his knowledge of finance and accounting.
Belinda Guadarrama
President and Chief Executive Officer of GC Micro Corporation
GC Micro was founded by Belinda and is rated one of the 500 largest U.S. Hispanic-owned companies by Hispanic Business Magazine. Under Belinda’s leadership, GC Micro has been recognized by its customers for outstanding customer service receiving The Boeing Performance Excellence Award for the past several years, Woman-Owned Contractor of the Year from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Just-In-Time Supplier of the Year by Sandia National Laboratory, Administrator’s Award for Excellence from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), World Class Team Award by Northrop Grumman, Technology Vendor of the Year by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Customer Partnership Award from Sandia National Laboratory, among many others. Since 2015, GC Micro has also been named one of the Best Places to Work by the North Bay Business Journal. Currently, Ms. Guadarrama serves as co-chair of the Dell GovEvolve advocacy organization representing IT firms involved in Federal contracting.
Marshall T. Reynolds
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Champion Industries, Inc.
Since its inception in July 2007, Chairman of the Board of Directors of First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. an SEC-registered $1.5 billion bank holding company headquartered in Hammond, Louisiana. Chairman of the Board of Directors of First Guaranty Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., since May 1996. Since 1992, Chairman of the Board of Champion Industries, Inc. a holding company for commercial printing and office products companies that deregistered from SEC registration in 2016. Chief Executive Officer of Champion Industries, Inc. from 1992 to 2016. President of Champion Industries, Inc. from December 1992 to September 2000. President and general manager of The Harrah and Reynolds Corporation, predecessor of Champion Industries, Inc., from 1964 (and sole shareholder from 1972) to present. Director (from 1983 to November 1993) and Chairman of the Board of Directors (from 1983 to November 1993) of Bank One West Virginia Corporation (formerly Key Centurion Bancshares, Inc.) Since 1996, Chairman of the Board of Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc., an SEC-registered $1.5 billion multi-bank holding company headquartered in Huntington, West Virginia, and operating in Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Energy Services of America Corporation, an SEC-registered company in Huntington, West Virginia, since 2006. Energy Services of America provides construction services to the natural gas, petroleum, chemical power, and automotive industries through its subsidiaries, C.J. Hughes Construction Company and Nitro Electric Company, Inc. The Board’s primary reasons for determining that he should serve as a Director is his experience in the financial services industry, business acquisitions and corporate governance.
Sharon Wright
Governmental Relations and Public Affairs Consultant
Governmental Relations and Public Affairs consultant in Sonoma County since 1986. Ms. Wright served on the Santa Rosa City Council for 12 years and an unpresented 3 terms as Mayor. During that time, she served 10 years representing the 9 cities and County of Sonoma on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Her other public sector appointments include the Sonoma County Transportation Authority, Sonoma County Planning Commission and the California Coastal Commission. Currently she serves on the Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees and Burbank Housing Development Corporation Board of Directors. She has been actively involved in a number of community organizations including Leadership Santa Rosa, founding Director of Tomorrow’s Leaders Today and Goodwill Industries of the Redwood Empire. In 2002, she was the first person to be named as the Best Community Business Leader by the readers of Sonoma Business magazine and was named Distinguished Citizen of the Year by the Boy Scouts of America, Redwood Empire. The Board’s primary reasons for determining that she should serve as a Director are her knowledge of the Sonoma County community and sound knowledge of the business community.
Nicholas J. Rado
President, Rado Consulting Services
President of Rado Consulting Services since November 2011. This business concentrates on accounting, job costing and Workers’ Compensation insurance for the general engineering construction business. Vice President and CFO of North Bay Construction since 1991 with an engineering background and extensive financial operations experience. Past board member of the Engineering Contractors Association for 18 years and honored as Contractor of the Year in 1991 and 1996. He contributes extensively to the Petaluma community, including service on the Board of the Petaluma Boys & Girls Club. The Board’s primary reasons for determining that he should serve as a Director are his representation and knowledge of the Petaluma community and construction industry.
Brian Reed
President and CEO
Named President and CEO of Summit State Bank on April 28th, 2020. Appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer on December 5, 2016. Formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer with First Community Bank, Santa Rosa, California, from June 2006 until joining Summit State Bank. Prior to that position, Mr. Reed was the Senior Vice President and Regional President with North Valley Bank in Redding, California. Following the annual meeting of shareholders, the Board has named Mr. Reed in their succession plan to become Mr. Brush’s replacement for President and Chief Executive Officer upon Mr. Brush’s retirement. The Board’s primary reasons for determining that he should serve as a Director is his knowledge of bank administration and lending and its belief that the Bank’s President and Chief Executive Officer brings valuable insights concerning the Bank’s operations.
John. W. Wright
Business Consultant
Business Consultant. Previously Managing Director at Baxter Fentriss & Company, a Richmond, Virginia-based investment banking firm focused on the financial institution industry, from 2002 through 2015. Serves on the Boards of Virginia Capital Partners, a private equity fund, and Vesta Property Services, a property management company for condominium and homeowner associations. The Board’s primary reasons for determining that he should serve as a Director is his knowledge of the financial services industry and capital markets.
Douglas V. Reynolds
President and Chief Executive Officer of Energy Services of America
Currently, Mr. Reynolds is an attorney for Reynolds & Brown, PPLC. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Energy Services of America, where he has also served as a director since 2008. He also serves as the President of the Transylvania Corporation and a director of The Harrah and Reynolds Corporation and Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. Douglas is a graduate of Duke University and holds a law degree from West Virginia University. He is also the son of director Marshall T. Reynolds. His knowledge of the banking industry further solidifies his appointment to the Board.
